Dr. Melinda dP. Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University, shall serve as keynote speaker in the 32nd Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference. The conference, with the theme “Open Education in Human Resource Development in Asia’s Period of Integration,” is hosted by the Hanoi Open University from 24 to 26 October 2018 at Melia Hotel Hanoi, Vietnam.

Dr. Bandalaria, who is also President of AAOU, shall talk on “New Technologies in Open Education.”

As President of the AAOU, Dr. Bandalaria also led the AAOU Pre-Conference Activities, held from 22 to 23 October 2018. These included the OU5 Presidents’ Meeting, Asian MOOCs Steering Committee Meeting, 33rd AAOU Annual Executive Committee Meeting, and 32nd AAOU General Body Meeting.

The UP Open University, as the current head institution, also serves as the AAOU Secretariat. The Secretariat team from UPOU is composed of Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso, former UPOU Chancellor and current AAOU Secretary-General; Asst. Prof. Myra C. Almodiel, UPOU Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Communication Studies and Assistant to the Chancellor; Mr. Michael P. Lagaya, Chief, Human Resources Development Office, Ms. Agnes V. Mejia, Administrative Officer , and Ms. Maria Dominique L. Culing, AAOU Research Assistant. (MDCuling)

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